Clark Public Utilities’ annual Race for Warmth, a 5K and 10K walk and run, raised more than $70,000 to go to the utility’s Operation Warm Heart fund, a donor-funded program that provides aid to low-income customers.
More than 1,475 runners, walkers and bicyclists registered for the record-setting Jan. 28 race.
According to a Clark Public Utilities news release, $63,460 was raised through registration fees and donations. Another $7,500 came from donations made at Burgerville.
“Setting a new donation record was the perfect way to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Race for Warmth, and it couldn’t have been done without the support and generosity from our community, our business partners and the more than 100 utility employee volunteers who helped put the event together,” Maxie Mayer, the agency’s marketing and events specialist, said in the Thursday news release. “Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help us assist families in need.”
Participation in the Race for Warmth has tripled since the first event. Since its inception, the race has raised more than $485,000, the news release said.
